Softball Recap: Lampeter-Strasburg Snags Tenth Victory in Last 12 Games

Pioneers

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 @ Garden Spot	35
04/23/25 @ Lebanon	20
04/17/25 vs Governor Mifflin	15
04/08/25 vs Lebanon	15
04/01/25 @ Cedar Crest	15

Lampeter-Strasburg barely beat Ephrata the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pioneers put the hurt on the Mountaineers with a sharp 14-4 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Paige Baxter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Lampeter-Strasburg got a massive performance out of Chloe Meck, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Meck a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Mack, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

Lampeter-Strasburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ephrata only posted an OBP of .321.

Lampeter-Strasburg has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Ephrata, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.

Coming up, Lampeter-Strasburg will challenge Northern Lebanon at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Ephrata does not have any more games scheduled as of now.